Best ffmpeg plugins for WordPress
The most popular ffmpeg plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Open Beacon MP4 Conversion and Compression leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of Video Share VOD (50+) and Spreebie Transcoder (30+). All 4 plugins tagged “ffmpeg” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 ffmpeg plugins
- 1.
Open Beacon MP4 Conversion and CompressionThe most installed ffmpeg plugin, with 50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 2.
Video Share VOD50+ active installs. Rated 2.3 from 12 reviews, updated 2 hours ago.
- 3.Spreebie Transcoder
30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 4.
ArgentWolf Video ProcessorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 4 plugins tagged “ffmpeg”

Open Beacon MP4 Conversion and Compression
Down in the last 7 days:190#20,287by Thabo David Klass11 years ago
Easily convert video to MP4 and compress existing MP4 files to smaller sizes for WordPress media or to save locally for a variety of other uses.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Video Share VOD
Down in the last 7 days:614#20,562by videowhispertoday
Build your own VOD platform with Video Share VOD, featuring extensive video management, monetization, and HTML5 support.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 2.3(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Spreebie Transcoder
Down in the last 7 days:125#24,645by Thabo David Klass7 years ago
SPREEBIE TRANSCODER is a WordPress plugin that resizes, compresses and stores MP4 video via FFmpeg and Google Cloud Storage.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

ArgentWolf Video Processor
Down in the last 7 days:15,411#71,198by Alan Johnson2 months ago
Queues WordPress videos and creates local adaptive HLS and progressive derivatives with a detached FFmpeg worker.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day